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No mow lawns or low mow
Looking at alternatives to mowing. One I found was spraying a chemical on the whole yard to slow growth. Not a fan of that. Another is to think about the yard differently.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 8 hrs ago
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- Superbone2 hrs ago
- Parenting
YNAB doesn't carry forward negative balances and this screws up everything
I've been using YNAB since their version 4 Desktop App days, and quite frankly the Desktop App is still my favorite. I have an almost constant problem with the web app version because it will not…
- Brandon
- theBrandler
- 1 yr ago
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- Superbone2 hrs ago
- App Functions
The Official 2020 Debt Smackdown
Welcome to the Official* 2020 Debt Smackdown! Happy new year everyone! That's right, we're back for 2020. Last year we saw about 310 of us brutally destroy about $3 million in debt. Wow. Right.…
- BritishMuseum
- BritishMuseum
- 7 mths ago
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- Stacy C6 hrs ago
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- BritishMuseum
- 5 mths ago
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- Reported - view
Hey Everyone! Since the sheet is so huge now I wanted to share a top tip to quickly find your row - if you bookmark the link somewhere in your browser,…
How do i delete an existing transaction?
I can't find a way to delete an existing transaction using the API. Does anyone know how to do it?
- Masso
- Masso
- 7 hrs ago
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- API & Integrations
Calendar View of Bills
Are there any plans to add a Calendar View of upcoming Bills and/or recurring expenses? It would be nice to see a calendar view so we can better visualize upcoming bills or just repeating bills each…
- 10SNE1
- jagstyles
- 7 hrs ago
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- App Functions
Frustrated & Lost
At the risk of being repetitive, I'm almost done with my 34-day free trial, and I still don't get it. Is there somewhere/someone I could just show my budget to & they tell me what I'm doing wrong?…
- Powder Blue Case
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- yesterday
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- MatthewYNAB Support9 hrs ago
- Method & Budgeting
2020: The Official YNAB Savings Challenge
New year, new goals! Welcome to the official YNAB savings challenge of 2020! Everyone is welcome to join in on this challenge, regardless of the size of your goal or the date you get started.…
- Veronica
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- Veronica_ynab
- 7 mths ago
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- Madkat-Z13 hrs ago
- Community Challenges
- NicoleYNAB Support
- nicole_ynab
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- Reported - view
To quickly find your line in the spreadsheet , use ctrl+F (or command+F on a Mac) it will open a search bar and you can type in your name.
POSTing split transactions
Do you have an example of creating a new transaction that is split? I've tried several things through the API, but nothing seems to work. Is this supported? If not, do you have a timeline for it?…
- Robert
- robertmiles3
- 2 yrs ago
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- BradyYNAB Team14 hrs ago
- API & Integrations
Adjusting balances in "Available" column
Can "zero" the "available" balance or transferring to another category is the only way? If it is the only way, how can I adjust the budget back to current state as I might have made a mistake with…
- Slate Blue Lion
- Slate_Blue_Lion.10
- 18 hrs ago
- 2 replies
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- MXMOM16 hrs ago
- Method & Budgeting
VENMO not showing as a linked acocunt
Hi, I have had a budget with YNAB before with Venmo as a linked account and I am creating a new budget and trying to link Venmo again but when I search for it, it's not coming up.…
- Aquamarine Ink
- Aquamarine_Ink.8
- 16 hrs ago
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- Accounts & Transactions
Pending transactions/ real time import
Hi there, is there a plan to add a feature that allows to import pending transaction? I also wonder about being able to import transaction close to real time instead of every 12 hours.…
- Sky Blue Flute
- Sky_Blue_Flute.1
- 1 yr ago
- 158 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support18 hrs ago
- Accounts & Transactions
Lessons From My First 30 Days With YNAB
I started YNAB 34 days ago, and I've become a little obsessed with waiting for payday (in a good way!) Before this, I was paycheck to paycheck, and more often than not I would have to get into debt…
- Alice Blue Mixer
- Alice_Blue_Mixer.11
- 6 days ago
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- Yes I can20 hrs ago
- YNAB Wins
How do you handle splitting up groceries?
There has always been one aspect of budgeting that trips me up. When I go to the grocery store, I have several categories of groceries: Food Medicine Household (plastic wrap, garbage bags, etc.…
- Brian C
- steambc
- 13 days ago
- 19 replies
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- Bruce20 hrs ago
- Method & Budgeting
Credit Card Outflow/Inflow & Positive/Negative
Hi. I have two issues. First, YNAB credit card account is not tracking budgeted purchases and correspondingly transferring those purchases to the credit card.…
- Green Keyboard
- Green_Keyboard.8
- yesterday
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- Ceesesyesterday
- Credit Cards
Saving goal weird help
We are saving for some work on the house. I've taken some money out this month to deal with something else. So I wanted to create a saving goal to replenish and add a bit.…
- Ceeses
- Ceeses
- yesterday
- 3 replies
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- Ceesesyesterday
- Method & Budgeting
How does the API decide what a Transfer is?
Sometimes when you upload transactions, they are marked as a Transfer payment. Other times they are not. For example, the bottom payment here is marked as a Transfer:…
- Wessel
- wessel
- 2 days ago
- 4 replies
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- Wesselyesterday
- API & Integrations
Bi-monthly payments to reduce interest?
A good friend of mine who has run her own business for many years and I were chatting over the weekend, and she shared with me one of the ways to cut interest is to make bi-monthly payments instead…
- farfromtheusual
- farfromtheusual
- 7 days ago
- 36 replies
- 263
- dakinemauiyesterday
- Managing Debt
Lending money to friends & family
Hi guys, happy to take part in this great forum, from your experience using new YNAB, can you suggest a simple way to manage lending money to friends and family... Thanks in advance.
- Mo.Manfalouti
- Tan_Trumpet_22d4ebfd72d
- 2 yrs ago
- 35 replies
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- dakinemauiyesterday
- Debt
- Answered
- Answered
Cannot Add SoFi to Accounts
My partner and I share a SoFi account. I added it to my ynab and realized it would mess up my budget (my business and personal are in my ynab, household in his) so I deleted it.…
- paulamc
- All we have is Thrift and Beauty.
- Khaki_Mermaid_c51f733e8
- 3 days ago
- 3 replies
- 25
- paulamcyesterday
- Accounts & Transactions
Negative "to be budgeted" every month?
I spend what I budget. At the end of each month, I make sure no category is in the red. If it is, I reassign money to that category. So each month is cleanly accounted. Yet...…
- Beige Cartridge
- Beige_Cartridge.4
- 6 mths ago
- 46 replies
- 561
- FanessYNAB Supportyesterday
- App Functions
Multiple budgets that interact
I would like to set up my household budget, budget so much for me personally, and budget so much for my wife's personal use. Would then like to set up the app on my smart phone to manage my personal…
- Beige Tugboat
- Beige_Tugboat.1
- 1 yr ago
- 15 replies
- 1,169
- FanessYNAB Supportyesterday
- Money & Relationships
How to import categories from csv
Hi, is there a possibility to import categories from the csv file? All my transactions are imported correctly, however the category field is lost. I already tried naming the category column…
- Slate Blue Hail
- Slate_Blue_Hail.5
- 1 yr ago
- 17 replies
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- FanessYNAB Supportyesterday
- Accounts & Transactions
Age of Money - Twenty-twenty!
Hey, in my variant of English it rhymes! Starting up the AoM challenge for the new year! ----RULES---- 1. Choose a day every month that you will post your AOM to the google spreadsheet (link below).…
- bevocat
- Sometimes, It Just Sucks to Be You
- bevocat
- 7 mths ago
- 284 replies
- 2,511
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- FanessYNAB Supportyesterday
- Community Challenges
- NicoleYNAB Support
- nicole_ynab
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- Reported - view
To quickly find your line in the spreadsheet , use ctrl+F (or command+F on a Mac) it will open a search bar and you can type in your name.
Carry Over Negative Balance
I've read the previous threads about negative balances. I understand why YNAB resets the balance, and agree that the vast majority of time it is the correct why to handle a negative balance.…
- Clint
- Another day, another dollar
- Gold_Flute.4
- 8 mths ago
- 28 replies
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- Hermanyesterday
- App Functions
handling paychecks
I am new. I entered my paycheck in my checking account with category 'to be budgeted'. I have 34 budget categories that I want my paycheck to be divided into.…
- Julie H
- Steel_Blue_Hammerhead.18
- 2 days ago
- 2 replies
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- Terry Bauer2 days ago
- Accounts & Transactions

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